When are College Football Playoff rankings released? What to know

Posted by author November 5, 2024 Football

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College football‘s new wacky, zany 12-team playoff is making its debut this year, and the first official rankings will be revealed Tuesday. Such an expansion offers numerous opportunities for sometimes overlooked schools to make an impact on the college football season.

Although teams like Georgia, Oregon, Miami, and Ohio State have very little to fear currently, other teams with one or two losses like Alabama and Tennessee could very well find themselves outside the CFP selection committee’s top-12 in their first ranking. Hopefully, these rankings serve as a wake-up call for some of college football’s tried and true programs.

Here’s everything you need to know about how and when to watch ESPN’s rankings reveal show.

When do College Football Playoff rankings come out?

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season will be released Tuesday, Nov. 5. New top-25 ranking will be released every Tuesday until Dec. 3. The final selection show will air on Sunday, Dec. 8.

What time is CFP rankings?

The initial CFP Rankings show will air Tuesday on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. Followed weekly on Tuesdays at various times.

Ranking 1: Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Ranking 2: Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 8:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Ranking 3: Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Ranking 4: Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Ranking 5: Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Selection Day: Sunday, Dec. 8 at 12 p.m. -4 p.m.

How to watch College Football Playoff rankings show

The College Football Playoff rankings show will air on ESPN, with the broadcast starting at 7 p.m. ET. The show can also be streamed on Fubo.

Watch the CFP rankings show with Fubo

How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?

For the first time in the history of the College Football Playoff, there will be 12 teams in the playoff. In years prior, only four teams were given playoff bids. The 12-team format is set in place for both the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The framework for a long-term playoff expansion beyond 2025 has not yet been agreed upon.

How does College Football Playoff format work?

The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff bracket will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, and the next seven highest-ranked teams.

The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and receive a first-round bye. The fifth conference champion will be seeded where it was ranked or at No. 12 if it was outside the top-12 in the CFP rankings. Non-conference champions ranked in the top-four will be seeded beginning at No. 5.

“Because of this,” the CFP warns on its website, “the seeding, 1 through 12, could look different than the final rankings.”

For the first round, the higher-seeded team in each pairing will serve as host.

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